Challenges Facing HR

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How can HR influence firm

performance?

How can HR cope withworkplace changes and trends?

What are HR strategies thathelp a firm achieve competitive

advantage?


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Managing Change:

organizations are going Global

managing the change in the organization

how to make people acquainted with the changes.

Work Culture:

Due to acquisition and mergers taking place

It becomes important for the HR Manager to develop the work culture.

Ethics and Values:

In the times when we are getting more professional and narcissist,

it is very important to have Ethics and values to be in place

In the long run it decides the sustainability of the organization.

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Managing low attrition rate:

More competition adds to high attrition.

Now here is the opportunity for the HR manager to

play safe & introduce good retention strategies.

Balancing work and personal life:

Huge responsibility is on the shoulder of an HR Manager to create a balance betweenthe work life & personal life by

flexi work hours,

paternity leaves( Yes it is what most companies are starting)

vacations are some of the options in hand.

Stress and Conflict:

Long working hours,target pressures,

high competition

It is the duty of an HR Manager to have proper responses to the stress and conflictbefore it causes damage to someone's' personality.

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Consultative approach:

Developing continuous dialogue,

open communication,

participative decision making .

It is an HR Manager who can facilitate such approach to procure participative anddemocratic culture.

Restructuring Organization:

As the trend is changing so the organization structure.

The organization are getting more flatter and simpler.

Globalization:

Companies are going global due to which the workforce diversity is increasing.Managing these people with different religious, cultural, moral background is achallenging task


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Rapid change

Workforce diversity

Globalization

Internet revolution

Legislation

Evolving work and family roles

Skill Shortages

Rise of the service sector

Key HR Challenges forTodays Managers: Environmental


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Competitive Position: Cost,

Quality, distinctive capabilities

Decentralization

Downsizing Organizational restructuring

Self-managed work teams

Small business growth

Technology

Outsourcing

Key HR Challenges for

todays Managers:

Organizational
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Basic assumptions and beliefs shared by members of

an organization.

Rules, Norms

Behaviors

Philosophy

Dominant values

Feelings or Climate

Key HR Challengesfor

Todays Managers:Cultural
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Matching people and organizations

Ethical dilemmas

Social responsibility

Productivity

Empowerment

Brain drain

Job insecurity
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Challenge in Talent Retention


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Negotiator

User Friendly

Psychologist Innovative thinker

Adviser

Educational skill

Communication skill

Executive skill

Human skill Leadership Skill

Decision skill

Free from bias

What you shoulddevelop.
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10 ImportantQualities of HR


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1. Dream Big

2. Think Outside the Box.

3. Learn from failures.

4. Create and Seize opportunities.5. Never Give up.

6. Take Up responsibility.

7. Take calculated risk.

8. Solution focused.9. Review and Celebrate successes, Even small ones.

10. Ask the Right questions.

Ten Qualities of Successful HR
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